Question 7, P9-18 (similar to) = Homework: HW 9 Bond Valuation > HW Score: 0%, 0 of 7 points O Points: 0 of 1 Save Part 1 of 9 (Related to Checkpoint 9.3) (Bond valuation relationships) You own a bond that pays $100 in annual interest, with a $1,000 par value. It matures in 15 years. The market's required yield to maturity on a comparable-risk bond is 12 percent. a. Calculate the value of the bond. b. How does the value change if the yield to maturity on a comparable-risk bond (i) increases to 16 percent or (ii) decreases to 7 percent? c. Explain the implications of your answers in part b as they relate to interest-rate risk, premium bonds, and discount bonds. d. Assume that the bond matures in 3 years instead of 15 years and recalculate your answers in parts a and b. e. Explain the implications of your answers in part d as they relate to interest-rate risk, premium bonds, and discount bonds. a. What is the value of the bond if the market's required yield to maturity on a comparable-risk bond is 12 percent? (Round to the nearest cent.)